Bright Star Touring Theatre is one of the nation’s most beloved providers of engaging, educational and exciting entertainment for young audiences. Our school assemblies and shows cover a wide range of topics including Antibullying, Black History, Women’s History, Multicultural Stories, STEAM/STEM, Holidays, Classic Literature and more! With more than 20 tours and 50 shows hitting the road this season, there is something to fit every school. Each tour travels with three different show options. Schools can choose from 1, 2 or all 3 shows on the same day. Each show is 45 minutes and features two incredible actor educators. Workshops, camps and residencies are also available.

The world is full of narratives, in stories, in songs, in how we experience our everyday lives. Alicia Quintano began telling her own stories when she was in 5th grade to her little sister in the middle of the night. Since then she has written stories and songs for performance and taught writing workshops across the country at diverse venues including colleges and universities; libraries; parks; schools; and arts festivals. Her goal as a writing teacher is to encourage students to take joy in tapping their own creativity and to share their stories with confidence when reading aloud.

The Rensselaer STEM Ambassadors are an assembly of highly motivated undergraduate students focused on inspiring a younger audience to explore the role of science and engineering in society.
Rensselaer STEM Ambassadors focus specifically on basic and applied scientific & engineering topics that expand on materials being taught in 6 -12 grade schools.
Select Rensselaer undergraduate students in the School of Engineering and the School of Science, called STEM Ambassadors, have undergone extensive communications training to create captivating presentations and real life hands-on activities that focus on the exciting aspects of science, technology, engineering and math. Our visits demonstrate that being a scientist is not just sitting alone in a lab all day, but actually something that requires creativity and passion and engineers are problem solvers with the knowledge and creativity to improve our happiness, safety and health in this world.